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Your Party, Our Party, Their Party? - transform!europe

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 2d

🇬🇧 The emergence of a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 in the UK is marked by challenges and internal divisions. Read more in this analysis by 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧, political scientist and lecturer at the University of Oxford, and regular contributor to transform!.

More than half a million people have signed up to the call by Independent MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana for a new left party. This is unprecedented and this new development will reshape British ...

Capitalism at the Limit: Contested Projects to Overcome the Multiple Crises and the Role of the Left - transform!europe

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 9d

This Wednesday! Join us in 📍Vienna!
𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐔𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚.

Ulrich Brand analyses capitalism at the limit and discusses Left strategies to overcome today’s multiple crises. Followed by discussion. The event is public and free, no registration needed.

Manifesto of the Socialist Movement - transform!europe

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 21d

We present the 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 by Marxist thinker Michael Hauser. This work emerges not only as a product of his long-standing theoretical engagement with the Left but also as a practical contribution to the renewal of socialist discourse in Central & Eastern Europe.

Michael Hauser reflects on the dissolution of the socialist movement and outlines a strategic reorientation in response.

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 29d

The speed and scale of the response from civil society organisations across Europe shows that the deregulation wave has raised concerns in big parts of society, who unanimously demand rules to protect people and the environment.

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 29d

We warn that over the next four years, the Commission and EU Member States may dismantle rules that govern companies operating in the EU at a scale that will set progress on environmental protection, social rights, digital rights and climate policies back many years.

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 29d

Tomorrow, EU Commission President will address the European Parliament with her ‘State of the Union’ speech. Today, civil society, trade unions, and public interest groups delivered a clear message to her, the European Commissioners, and EU Member States in a statement signed by 470 organisations.

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 29d

After nine months under von der Leyen’s leadership, the European Commission is planning an unprecedented wave of drastic cuts to regulations protecting labour, social, and human rights, as well as digital rights, and the environment.

Great Britain: On the New Left Party - transform!europe

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · 29d

✋🏽 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭: 𝟒𝟕𝟎 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐧’𝐬 #StateOfTheUnion 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 ! #RulestoProtect
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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Sep 5

We have been inspired by the efforts of the British left to build a new radical left party in the UK, offering a way forward beyond the compromises of Labour & the disillusionment that has driven popular classes into political abstention. ✊ Read what Andrew Burgin and Kate Hudson share 👇🏽

More than half a million people have signed up to the call by Independent MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana for a new left party. This is unprecedented and this new development will reshape British ...

That’s a Wrap! EL Summer Uni lit up Paris 11–13 July. Watch the interventions & access materials online—co-organised by EL & transform! europe.

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 N E W P U B L I C A T I O N 📚

@danaik.bsky.social, Senior Adviser, maps Europe’s political landscape after the 2024 EU elections with a focus on the Left, covering results, national snapshots, and the common challenges the Left faces across the Union.

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European Left @european-left.bsky.social · Jul 31

From 11–13 July 2025, Paris was alive with the Summer University of the European Left & transform! europe.

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎙the #greenpeace Bulgaria expert talks about her hope for decentralizing and diversifying energy production and consumption in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 as opposed to the shift from big coal to big solar. ☀️

Dessislava Mikova: Western Europe and Poland offer examples of advancing just transitions - Cross-border Talks

In this interview, the Greenpeace Bulgaria expert discusses how - and whether - this process is making steps forward in Bulgaria, the obstacles it faces, and the inspiration that can be drawn from oth...

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Helsinki at 50: Cooperation or Crashing at Full Speed

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European Left @european-left.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨 Peace or peril?
Fifty years after the Helsinki Final Act, we face another crossroads. Will we choose cooperation—or crash at full speed, with catastrophic results?
🕊️ Walter Baier, EL President, reflects on the urgent lessons from 1975.
👉 Read more: www.european-left.org/helsinki-pea...

Conference in Helsinki (1975), from left to right Helmut Schmidt, Erich Honecker, Gerald Ford and Bruno Kreisky. Helsinki, KSZE-Konferenz, Schlussakte source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B...

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 29

@petermertens.bsky.social "The Trump norm is an attack on our social security, and our social achievements, and if we let them be destroyed, Trump has won.
A system that gives more money to tanks than to schools is decadent. More money for weapons: not in our name!"

Peter Mertens’ Speech at the International Forum for Peace 2025

Peter Mertens (PVDA-PTB) calls for peace, social justice, and independence from U.S. military dominance — presented at the International Forum for Peace 2025 on June 23, on the eve of the NATO Summit.

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 24

📣 Out Now 😎 The Second Issue of Transform Review of Politics
Theme: 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬
www.transform.review

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 22

📚 Back in our 2018 Transform Review, we dedicated an entire chapter to this trend: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 – 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞: transform-network.net/wp-content/u... DOWNLOAD & READ

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 22

In Czech Republic, the Chamber of Deputies has amended the Criminal Code to 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. This is part of an ongoing effort by neoliberal & authoritarian elites in EU to revision history, equating communism with Nazism and fascism.

Europe at a Crossroads - transform!europe

Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 18

📚 a publication that critically assesses the economy of the EU.
🖋 by @Nadia Garbellini and Luca Lombardi, who provide a clear overview of the macroeconomic situation in the EU,
Download ⬇ and read it 🤓

A Critical Assessment of the EU Economy Today

Albania after the Elections: Old Powers Dominate, New Left Emerges - transform!europe

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Transform! europe @transformeurope.bsky.social · Jul 16

✍️by our comrade Jani Marka, who offers a concise analysis of the election results, the broader political landscape – and the remarkable entry of the democratic left (Lëvizja BASHKË), into parliament. 🇦🇱

What happened after “the new” was born? Following our pre-election interview with Jani Marka of Lëvizja BASHKË, this article examines the results of Albania’s elections – and why their breakthrough ma...